作者选择了一部分20世纪60～80年代美国经典园林教材的内容，同时也注意选录一些90年代以后比较有影响的园林专业著述的部分章节，以延长时效，增加教材的时代感和新鲜活力。书中按照园林概述、园林历史、园林设计要素及方法、20世纪园林实践的顺序来编排。在语言的难易程度上，课文语言更规范，更易理解，而阅读材料主要收入一些与课文相关的文章，有些更具个人观点，是课程的拓展部分，以加深学生对一些专业理论、观点的全面理解。另外，通过对本教材的学习和阅读，也能够提高园林专业人员理解及鉴赏不同文化背景之下园林发展的历史脉络，同时将这种理解转化为有效的交流和互动，从而增强园林规划及设计能力。

本教材可作为园林、城市规划及其相关专业本科生和研究生的专业英语教材，也可供上述相关专业的教师、科研人员和设计人员参考。

全书内容分为五部分，第一部分：园林的概述；第二部分：园林历史；第三部分：园林设计要素及方法；第四部分：不同环境条件下的场址规划和景观设计；第五部分：20世纪园林实践。具体内容包括18课，每课一篇课文，配1-2篇阅读材料等内容。

本书可作为高校园林专业及相近专业的专业英语教材，也可供相关设计人员参考。

Part Ⅰ Landscape Architecture Interpretation

 LESSON 1 THE PRACTICE AND PROFESSION OF LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

 Reading Material The Three Stakes

 LESSON 2 LANDSCAPE MEANINGS

 Reading Material Landscape Interpretation

Part Ⅱ History of Landscape Architecture

 LESSON 3 PARADISE ON EARTH: THE ISLAMIC GARDEN

 Reading Material Islamic Gardens of Spain

 LESSON 4 GARDENS OF SIXTEENTH - CENTURY ITALY

 Reading Material Axial Planning on an Urban Scale: The Development of Renaissance Rome

 LESSON 5 FRANCE LANDSCAPE DESIGN: SIXTEENTH AND SEVENTEENTH CENTURIES

 Reading Material Power and Glory: The Genius of Le Notre and The Grandeur of The Baroque

 LESSON 6 THE LANDSCAPE GARDEN IN ENGLAND

 Reading Material The Landscape Garden in The United States

 LESSON 7 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST: CHINA

 Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on Japanese Garden ( Part one)

 LESSON 8 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE EAST: JAPAN

 Reading Material The Influence of Chinese culture on Japanese Garden (Part two)

 LESSON 9 CONSERVING NATURE. LANDSCAPE DESIGN AS ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE AND ART

 Reading Material Landscape Design as Environment Art

Part Ⅲ Design Elements and Methods

 LESSON 10 DESIGN AND PLANING METHODS

 Reading Material Design Thinking

 LESSON 11 THE PATTERNS OF DESIGN ELEMENTS

 Reading Material Planting Design

Part Ⅳ Site Planning and Landscape Design in Different Contexts

 LESSON 12 SITE - STRUCTURE UNITY

 Reading Material Is Sustainable Attainable?

 LESSON 13 PARK AND BOUNDLESS SPACE

 Reading Material Spatial Development

 LESSON 14 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE URBAN ENVIRONMENT

 Reading Material Eco - City Plans

 LESSON 15 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE RURAL ENVIRONMENT

 Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape Some Guides to the American Scene (Part one)

 LESSON 16 LANDSCAPE DESIGN IN THE PRIMEVAL ENVIRONMENT

 Reading Material Axioms for Reading the Landscape Some Guides to the American Scene (Part two)

Part Ⅴ 20th Century Landscape Architecture Practice

 LESSON 17 AN ECOLOGY OF DESIGN

 Reading Material Forstering Living Landscape

 LESSON 18 TOWARDS A NEW LANDSCAPE PRACTICE

 Reading Material A Parks, Botanical gardens, Festival gardens: Germany

 Reading Material B Barcelona and the Resurgence of Spain

APPENDIX A PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNET SITES

APPENDIX B PROFESSIONAL INTERNET SITES